06 February 2024 : Clinical Research
Arterial Stiffness and Ankle-Brachial Index – Cross-Sectional Study of 259 Primary Care Patients ≥50 Year-Old
Anna Kamieńska
1ABCDEFG*, Aleksandra Danieluk 1BCD, Marta Maria Niwińska 1BC, Sławomir Chlabicz 1ADE
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.942718
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e942718
Table 1 Group characteristics, descriptive data, and LEAD-associated features.
| Characteristics | N=259 N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Males | 62 (23.9) |
| Females | 197 (76.1) | |
| Age (in years) | Mean | 67.5 |
| Median | 68.0 | |
| SD | 7.5 | |
| Current/former smokers | 186 (71.8) | |
| BMI ≥25 kg/m | 190 (73.4) | |
| Hypertension | 164 (63.3) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 40 (15.4) | |
| Atrial fibrillation | 24 (9.3) | |
| Chronic kidney disease | 3 (1.2) | |
| History of atherosclerotic disease | Acute coronary syndrome | 10 (3.9) |
| Stroke | 5 (1.9) | |
| Transient ischemic attack (TIA) | 3 (1.2) | |
| Coronary heart disease | 23 (8.8) | |
| Pharmacotherapy | blood pressure medications | 155 (59.8) |
| statins | 101 (38.9) | |
| antiplatelets medications | 50 (19.3) | |
| Glucose-lowering medications | 44 (16.9) | |
| LEAD-associated features | Previous LEAD diagnosis/treatment | 6 (2.3) |
| Positive Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire | 25 (9.6) | |
| PWV >10 m/s (uPWVt) | 125 (48.3) | |
| Elevated PWV according to Mobil-o-Graph (iPWVt) | 97 (37.5) | |
| Abnormal Doppler ABI | 44 (16.9) | |
| SD – standard deviation; BMI – body mass index; LEAD – lower-extremity arterial disease; PWV – pulse wave velocity; uPWVt – universal fixed PWV threshold >10 m/s; iPWVt – individualized PWV threshold calculated by the device; ABI – ankle-brachial index. | ||